Voi Wildlife Lodge

We were there two nights. Location: good, just be the park with view of a water hole. Very nice Venue: hotel was clean, spacious. Pool areas were nice: a smaller out with view to the park and a larger one besides a restaurant. Nice overall. Room: nice view out towards the park. Clean and wifi working. No AC though but it worked out fine with opening the window slides at night with the cool air coming in (yes they maybe mosquito net) Now to the bad part: the food. It simply wasn’t good. We tried the buffé that cost 35 (!) USD. It hade some selection but unfortunately it was not worth that money at all. Then we took the lunch box for the game drive for 30 (!) dollars. That was much worse still. Dry Chicken and dry bread with some fruits etc. Simply not acceptable, which I told the staff. The pizza-restaurant had an acceptable pizza and hamburger, but not great. Better to take that option though since it’s Much cheaper than the buffé. Service: very nice, kind and service minded staff. Game drive: nice park and game drive. Our driver Ruben was nice and helpful. We saw lions, elephants and almost everything else except Leopard and buffalo. All in all good, but the food situation at the place degrades the overall rating.

Rooms are clean and comfortable. Staff are outstanding, friendly and courteous.

Here, one must differentiate: did I personally like it? No. Was the staff attentive and very friendly, the grounds and rooms clean, the pool nice, and the food good? Yes. I didn't like it because the hotel is mainly visited by Western safari tourists (aged 45-80) who have booked complete packages through various providers and are driven from lodge to lodge. This is a special clientele that I don't belong to, which is why I was shocked when I arrived. The next point was the prices charged. I had breakfast included and had to pay for lunch and dinner myself (27$ each meal, excluding drinks). A 3-hour safari in a van was supposed to cost 14k (€93) and in a jeep 24k (€160). On top of that, there was the general park entrance fee of $80 ($90 including the park's bank fees). I then booked a 6-hour safari with another provider for the same price. I wouldn't come back again; you couldn't see any spectacular animals at the waterhole. It's better to look for something simple in Voi and organize a driver from there.

A very nice property with stunning natural scenes. We saw elephants every evening because there's a waterhole in front of the dinning area. Staff are friendly and attentive. Considering its rate is much lower than those accommodations inside of Tsavo but still easily to access to the largest national park in Kenya, it's a very cost-effective stay.

Wonderful place, wonderful staff, lovely and quiet, great food, very peaceful. Magical spot, and we saw plenty of elephants, water buck, impala and a hippo. We will definitely be back!